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Year: 2024

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Israel-Palestinian conflict: is the two-state solution now dead?

January 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University The growing rift between the Biden administration and the Netanyahu government over Israel’s war in Gaza is now in the open, with public disagreement between them on the viability of a two-state solution to ... <a title="Israel-Palestinian conflict: is the two-state solution now dead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/israel-palestinian-conflict-is-the-two-state-solution-now-dead-221967/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Palestinian conflict: is the two-state solution now dead?">Read more</a>

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Medicare turns 40: since 1984 our health needs have changed but the system hasn’t. 3 reforms to update it

January 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne Ali Goldstein/Unsplash Forty years ago, Medicare as we know it today was born. It was the reincarnation of the Whitlam government’s Medibank, introduced in 1975 but dismantled ... <a title="Medicare turns 40: since 1984 our health needs have changed but the system hasn’t. 3 reforms to update it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/medicare-turns-40-since-1984-our-health-needs-have-changed-but-the-system-hasnt-3-reforms-to-update-it-217264/" aria-label="Read more about Medicare turns 40: since 1984 our health needs have changed but the system hasn’t. 3 reforms to update it">Read more</a>

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Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition

January 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Richardson, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University Bill Mead, Unsplash, CC BY A paradox lies at the heart of Australian public opinion about climate change. While there is clear general support for substantial government action to achieve net zero emissions ... <a title="Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/do-we-want-a-wind-farm-outside-our-window-what-australians-think-about-the-net-zero-transition-214712/" aria-label="Read more about Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition">Read more</a>

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After a lifetime studying superannuation, here are 5 things I wish I knew earlier

January 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Thorp, Professor of Finance, University of Sydney Shutterstock Amassing the wealth needed to support retirement by regular saving is a monumental test of personal planning and discipline. Fortunately for most Australian workers, the superannuation system can help. Superannuation uses the carrot of tax incentives, and the ... <a title="After a lifetime studying superannuation, here are 5 things I wish I knew earlier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/after-a-lifetime-studying-superannuation-here-are-5-things-i-wish-i-knew-earlier-217922/" aria-label="Read more about After a lifetime studying superannuation, here are 5 things I wish I knew earlier">Read more</a>

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More than religion: why some of Israel’s staunchest support comes from the Pacific Islands

January 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fraser Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Waikato One of the most perplexing yet poorly understood aspects of the international diplomatic response to the ongoing Gaza conflict has been the overwhelmingly pro-Israel orientation of Pacific Island states. During the voting on two United Nations resolutions (October ... <a title="More than religion: why some of Israel’s staunchest support comes from the Pacific Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/more-than-religion-why-some-of-israels-staunchest-support-comes-from-the-pacific-islands-221212/" aria-label="Read more about More than religion: why some of Israel’s staunchest support comes from the Pacific Islands">Read more</a>

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Palestinian agency condemns funding cuts as ‘ collective punishment’

January 28, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has joined a chorus of global development and political figures defending the United Nations “lifeline” for more than two million Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip enclave. Declaring New Zealand should stick to its three-year funding agreement with the UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), ... <a title="Palestinian agency condemns funding cuts as ‘ collective punishment’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/28/palestinian-agency-condemns-funding-cuts-as-collective-punishment/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian agency condemns funding cuts as ‘ collective punishment’">Read more</a>

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Macron defends Indo-Pacific stance – now ‘consolidated’ in Oceania

January 28, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific French Pacific desk correspondentFrench President Emmanuel Macron has defended his Indo-Pacific vision during the traditional New Year’s good wishes ceremony to the French Armed Forces in Paris. Macron said tensions in the Indo-Pacific zone were a matter for concern because France was an integral part of the Indo-Pacific — both ... <a title="Macron defends Indo-Pacific stance – now ‘consolidated’ in Oceania" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/28/macron-defends-indo-pacific-stance-now-consolidated-in-oceania/" aria-label="Read more about Macron defends Indo-Pacific stance – now ‘consolidated’ in Oceania">Read more</a>

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UN’s top court puts Israel on notice over its war in Gaza. Here’s what its judgement could mean

January 27, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has issued an unprecedented set of preliminary orders in the case brought against Israel by South Africa alleging it is committing genocide in its war against Hamas in Gaza. ... <a title="UN’s top court puts Israel on notice over its war in Gaza. Here’s what its judgement could mean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/27/uns-top-court-puts-israel-on-notice-over-its-war-in-gaza-heres-what-its-judgement-could-mean-221985/" aria-label="Read more about UN’s top court puts Israel on notice over its war in Gaza. Here’s what its judgement could mean">Read more</a>

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Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power

January 26, 2024

ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum for Aotearoa New Zealand to redefine and enshrine the “principles” of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) is likely to dominate debate at this year’s Rātana and Waitangi Day events. ACT’s coalition agreement with the National Party commits ... <a title="Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/waitangi-2024-how-nzs-tiriti-strengthens-democracy-and-checks-unbridled-power/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power">Read more</a>

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PNG’s police chief David Manning reinstated after Black Wednesday riots

January 26, 2024

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner David Manning has been reinstated after being stood down following riots and looting on January 10. That rioting — branded as Black Wednesday — was sparked by a police protest after unannounced deductions from their wages, which the government blamed on a glitch. The protest led to a ... <a title="PNG’s police chief David Manning reinstated after Black Wednesday riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/pngs-police-chief-david-manning-reinstated-after-black-wednesday-riots/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s police chief David Manning reinstated after Black Wednesday riots">Read more</a>

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The first flowers evolved before bees – so how did they become so dazzling?

January 26, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University Nature Uninterrupted Photography/Unsplash Colourful flowers, and the insects and birds that fly among their dazzling displays, are a joy of nature. But how did early relationships between flower colour and animal pollinators emerge? In a study published in ... <a title="The first flowers evolved before bees – so how did they become so dazzling?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/the-first-flowers-evolved-before-bees-so-how-did-they-become-so-dazzling-221218/" aria-label="Read more about The first flowers evolved before bees – so how did they become so dazzling?">Read more</a>

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What do I need to know before investing in ETFs and what are the risks?

January 26, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelique Nadia Sweetman McInnes, Academic in Financial Planning, CQUniversity Australia Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are tradeable units that have different types of investments all bundled by a professional fund manager into a single investment. In the “bundle” you might have shares, bonds, property investment and other types of ... <a title="What do I need to know before investing in ETFs and what are the risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/what-do-i-need-to-know-before-investing-in-etfs-and-what-are-the-risks-218114/" aria-label="Read more about What do I need to know before investing in ETFs and what are the risks?">Read more</a>